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Industry Forum

The Taiwan government faces real challenges in raising the capital for its DRAM consolidation effort, and it will expect the dubt to be repaid to its state-owned banks. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, US-Taiwan Business Council, Arlington, VA USA

300mm Prime

300mm Prime efforts to date have failed to achieve the program goals of a 50% cycle time reduction and 30% cost reduction; however, simulations suggest that 450mm will be able to at least deliver close to a 30% cost reduction. Scotten W. Jones, IC Knowledge LLC, Georgetown, MA USA